Cerithiopsis greenii

Cerithiopsis greenii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. greenii
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis greenii
(C. B. Adams, 1839)

Cerithiopsis greenii is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Maine, and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. It was described by C.B. Adams in 1839.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

This species lives in marine environments.[3] The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 75 m.[2]

Life cycle & mating behavior

Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Starting as embryos they develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.[4]

References

  1. ^ Cerithiopsis greenii at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cerithiopsis greenii (C. B. Adams, 1839)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. ^ "Cerithiopsis greenii, Green's miniature cerith". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-21.


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